# Accident 20190504003899A: Cessna A185F, Kalispell, MT, May 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2019, 11:40 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3106° N, 114.2561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3106&lon=-114.2561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,376 total, 3,510 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 4, 2019 AT 1140 MST, A CESSNA 185, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT KALISPELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(GPI). VISUAL FLIGHT RULES EXISTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR19LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA134), May 4, 2019: Cessna A185 (N185FT), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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